Eileen Writes

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

One of my favorite writers is author and Professor Michael Pollan. Pollan is best known as a long-time contributor to TheNew York Times Magazine and for his best-selling books “In Defense of Food” and “The Omnivore’s Dilemma.” He also wrote an amazing account of designing and constructing a one-room structure with his own “unhandy” hands in “A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams.”

My favorite, though, is his “Food Rules,” a small, slim book, yet filled with enormous content. Written is his clear and clever style, his 64 rules not only offer guidance for eating but also how to write powerful, concise ideas. Here are some examples: